Grüningen (Pohlheim)

	GRÜNINGEN Country : Germany State : Hessen District (Kreis) : Giessen Incorporated into: 1971 Pohlheim Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":50.50869999999999748752088635228574275970458984375,"lon":8.7297999999999991160848367144353687763214111328125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

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Origin/meaning

The arms are already known since the early 15^th century. The oldest document with the seal dates from 1459, but the small shield shows the arms of the Lords of Falkenstein-Münzenberg, who owned the village before 1418.

The colours are known since the 17^th century. The origin of the tree is not known.

Image gallery

The seal from 1459
The arms in 1867
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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